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So I tried really hard to record a video on this, but because this is a difficult subject for me, I couldn't get the words out without crying. So instead I will lay it out for you in a thread. If you've followed me long enough, you may have heard this story before but here we go
I supported @BernieSanders in 2016, for a whole bunch of reasons. Back then #MedicareForAll sounded great, but I didn't quite realize how important that policy is. Then October 20th 2017 happened. I woke to a text from my mom. She said she took my dad to the ER. He had pneumonia.
He's had health problems in the past, so I remained hopeful that everything would be alright. I arrived at the hospital in time to see them putting him on a ventilator. He was in the critical care until, so we would go into his room two at a time. At some point during the day
Today I am speaking to you in the first person, because while I am a part of a larger whole, itās important to take off the mask and tell you the truth. I am a woman. I am a veteran. I am a STEM major. #IEndorseBernie because...
I was in my early 20ās in the 2008 financial crash and managed to find food even though my single mother was making $8.25/hr at Walmart mart. We didnāt qualify for food stamps cause we made too much money in Kansas City. We had to hide our car often; she was behind on payments.
When @Joshua4Congress says #povertyisthedraft, he is 100% right. I joined out of desperation. I was homeless because of a few missteps, even though I had a job. I was not making enough money to live close to work, and we lost the car.
